diff --git a/arch/m68k/Kconfig b/arch/m68k/Kconfig
index a645d95da0c86a20a00eea9f1c38e8f53537ca77..a3f0cbc2a447828aa8f5abb5d0fbdaf3573050c9 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/m68k/Kconfig
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ config MCF520x
 config MCF52x2
 	bool
 
+config MCF523x
+	bool
+
 config MCF530x
 	bool
 
@@ -37,6 +40,10 @@ config M5208
 	bool
 	select MCF520x
 
+config M5235
+	bool
+	select MCF523x
+
 config M5249
 	bool
 	select MCF52x2
@@ -103,6 +110,7 @@ config TARGET_M52277EVB
 
 config TARGET_M5235EVB
 	bool "Support M5235EVB"
+	select M5235
 
 config TARGET_COBRA5272
 	bool "Support cobra5272"
diff --git a/arch/m68k/cpu/mcf523x/config.mk b/arch/m68k/cpu/mcf523x/config.mk
index c9435ab99b0478ad057a4d9555f34d4237b97157..4795f6ab8ac538ce5ebc73fafc8fc9905de79912 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/cpu/mcf523x/config.mk
+++ b/arch/m68k/cpu/mcf523x/config.mk
@@ -7,4 +7,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
 #
 
-PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -mcpu=5235 -fPIC
+cpuflags-$(CONFIG_M5235) := -mcpu=5235 -fPIC
+
+PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += $(cpuflags-y)
diff --git a/include/configs/M5235EVB.h b/include/configs/M5235EVB.h
index 0f6e2f72cf01e46f072bbc3d3e73c4b7bd570872..883347b0fd8b61d0248a2dda0f6c4823c05cf418 100644
--- a/include/configs/M5235EVB.h
+++ b/include/configs/M5235EVB.h
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
  * High Level Configuration Options
  * (easy to change)
  */
-#define CONFIG_MCF523x		/* define processor family */
-#define CONFIG_M5235		/* define processor type */
 
 #define CONFIG_MCFUART
 #define CONFIG_SYS_UART_PORT		(0)